thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
senior high school; high school
to be surprised; to be astonished
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
piece; fragment; one (object)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress